LYDIARD
MILLICENT WAR MEMORIAL

Lydiard
Millicent has two memorials, the first stands outside All Saints Parish
Church and takes the form of a simple Celtic cross on a tapering plinth
with a single step; a Sword of Sacrfice is to be seen in relief on
the front face of the cross; there are 13 names listed. The second
takes the form of two plaques to be found within the parish church,
one is an elaborately carved oak wooden board with the same 13 names
as the exterior memorial plus a list of those who served, the wood
carver was Mr Bernard Wheeler and the memorial was unveiled in 1920.
Tha other memorial is a highly polished oak board with 5 names listed
for World War 2 which was manufactured by Great Western Railway Workshop.
With the
help of village people this list was compiled by Stan New, Honorary
Poppy Organiser (1973-1997), who apologises for any names that may
have been missed.

1914 - 1918
PLEASE REMEMBER BEFORE GOD
THESE MEN WHO LAID
DOWN THEIR LIVES FOR
KING, COUNTRY, AND THE
RIGHT, THUS LEAVING TO
US AN EXAMPLE OF SELF
SACRIFICE WITHOUT WHICH
THERE IS NO REDEMPTION
EITHER FOR MAN OR STATE

Private
5569221, Royal Army ordnance Corps. Died as a prisoner of war
of the Japanese 12th October 1943. Aged 27. Son of Harry Davis
Gough and Phyllis Amy Gough, of Purton, Wiltshire. Buried in CHUNGKAI
WAR CEMETERY, Thailand. Plot 9. Row D. Grave 4.